CosmicSex said:
Can you qualify this bolded text. What is the next biggest-selling new Microsoft Studios published IP this generation? Is there such a thing or is this statement some sort of term of art? What does biggest-selling mean? If it was the best-selling... wouldn't they say that? |
| Zanten said: I guess it probably is best-selling, but as for the rest, it literally means a brand new IP, developed by any developer but that has been specifically published by Microsoft itself, as opposed to just signing an exclusivity deal. So the only comparison that immediately springs to mind is Sunset Overdrive, which was developed by Insomniac, but published by Microsoft. If anyone can name off some others, feel free of course. =D Titanfall wouldn't apply, as I believe it was published by EA. Halo 5 wouldn't apply, as it's an established IP. The original Halo, again, wouldn't apply, as it wasn't released this generation. Not sure when it comes to games like Ryse whether Microsoft was the publisher, or if it was just an exclusivity deal. |
I find it quite difficult by now to keep track of all the loose terms being used in these NPD statements.
Just from Microsoft's latest statement we have:
"The greatest games lineup". I never found out what the word "greatest" was objectively based on but anyway I thought the lineup was last year's Gears, Forza, Halo and Tomb Raider? If they mean best lineup of the gen why include Rise of the Tomb Raider that'll release on PS4 this November?
"New titles released like Killer Instinct: Season 3". Isn't this more of an update adding 6 characters? It can't be because of a new retail version because there aren't any?
"March was the best month for KI with more than 6 million unique players". Wasn't this confirmed to be lifetime number? Naturally the latest month will be the best one yet?
"We launched Quantum Break to critical acclaim". QB is a great game but what is this "critical acclaim" based on? A huge bunch of games have a meta at 77 or higher.
"Quantum Break became the best-selling Xbox game around the world". Best selling Xbox game WW in specifically March right? Well since they didn't publish any other retail games this March I don't see why QB wouldn't be the best selling. That statement is completely empty. And what's the definition of Xbox game? Clearly not first party. Perhaps XB1 and PC exclusive? No wait. They referred to RotTR as an Xbox game as well. Maybe just timed exclusive?
"QB is now the biggest-selling new Microsoft Studios published IP this generation". New IP, MS published and this gen. That's a lot of criteria. So even though they're MS published the "new IP" discards Rise of the Tomb Raider, Dead Rising 3, Rare Replay and Zoo Tycoon. So left are Sunset Overdrive and Ryse? So from that we know that QB beat SO's 221,920 first week and Ryse's 247,857 first week. Or are we talking day one or first month?
